Budget gaming computer

[xbassboom]

Hey guys

I've been playing with the thoughts of buying a new gaming pc but I just don't own the knowledge of a good priced-budget gaming pc and which components may be of a lower value etc. so I've come to ask for your assistance.

My budget is about +- 1000 euro and I live in Belgium so I think in terms of shipping etc it will also reduce a lot of the cost buying within the EU, right?

Or is there any websites you guys can refer me to where good quality/budget pc's are premade?
Is it a good idea to buy an SSD for my windows & games and SATA for all kinds of other software/files etc.?

Thanks in advance!

Greets
Bassboom

 

[emdea22]

You're a short way from Germany. Buy the parts from there. I wouldn't recommend buying from Holland as the prices are a bit steep.
Stay away from prebuilt Medion/Aldi and build your own. Get something based on a FX63xx OR if budget allows an i3/i5 skylake. GPU wise i;d suggest r9 285/380/380x minimum 4GB. Ram - 8 GB or 16 GB if budget allows. You can purchase SSD / aftermarket cooling and other accesories later - make sure the core of the build is where most of your money goes.

 

[xbassboom]

You're a short way from Germany. Buy the parts from there. I wouldn't recommend buying from Holland as the prices are a bit steep.
Stay away from prebuilt Medion/Aldi and build your own. Get something based on a FX63xx OR if budget allows an i3/i5 skylake. GPU wise i;d suggest r9 285/380/380x minimum 4GB. Ram - 8 GB or 16 GB if budget allows. You can purchase SSD / aftermarket cooling and other accesories later - make sure the core of the build is where most of your money goes.

Ok, thanks for your info & suggestions i'll look into it! ^^

 

[xbassboom]

Would this be a good system, because in the first place I was thinking about buying the hardware/case everything and putting it together myself at home but I'm not trusting myself to it because this computer is meant for my brother.. I wonder if this computer will be good enough to run games on ultra settings for the next 2-3 years?

http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL4694/SNOGARD-GamingLine-i5-4690K-SSHD-GTX970.html

 

[xbassboom]

Or this one, or if you have any other suggestion maybe?

http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL3776/GamingLine-i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970.html

 

[logainofhades]

I don't like prebuilds due to most having low quality power supplies.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (€201.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (€75.70 @ Mindfactory)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (€44.35 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive (€77.86 @ Mindfactory)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card (€343.22 @ Mindfactory)
Case: Cooler Master N300 ATX Mid Tower Case (€47.59 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€69.90 @ Caseking)
Optical Drive: Lenovo 41N5618 DVD/CD Drive (€12.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) (€128.58 @ Mindfactory)
Total: €1001.90
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-16 22:56 CET+0100

 

[emdea22]

What i like:
Good CPU/GPU combination
Use of SSHD
Great motherboard for the price - excelent sound / lan and powerful VRMs

What i dislike
K cpu paired with non-Z97/87 motherboard makes the "K" CPU useless as you won't be able to overclock it so you're spending money for a K part when you can get a less expensive i5 thats non-k and just as powerful on that motherboard
Unknown PSU - never trust a PSU just because the seller says its a "brand name". What brand? What model? It matters much.

Take a look at these - more balanced in terms of cpu/motherboard
http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL3776/GamingLine-i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970.html
http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL4672/GamingLine-i5-4590-SSHD-GTX970.html

You can overclock the build in the first link adding a little longevity to the system. If thats not your cup of tea then second system should do.

 

[Wisecracker]

Find a case you like -- the Corsair Spec 03 as an example.

An FX-6350, Gigabyte mobo and 2x4GB of RAMs is roughly 300EUR. A quality XFX 650w PSU should work just dandy for your new Asus Strix-R9390X

With a 1TB HDD, you might have money left over for some fancy CPU cooling.

 

[xbassboom]

What i like:
Good CPU/GPU combination
Use of SSHD
Great motherboard for the price - excelent sound / lan and powerful VRMs

What i dislike
K cpu paired with non-Z97/87 motherboard makes the "K" CPU useless as you won't be able to overclock it so you're spending money for a K part when you can get a less expensive i5 thats non-k and just as powerful on that motherboard
Unknown PSU - never trust a PSU just because the seller says its a "brand name". What brand? What model? It matters much.

Take a look at these - more balanced in terms of cpu/motherboard
http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL3776/GamingLine-i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970.html
http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL4672/GamingLine-i5-4590-SSHD-GTX970.html

You can overclock the build in the first link adding a little longevity to the system. If thats not your cup of tea then second system should do.

Thanks to everyone who responded including wisecracker and logainofhades, but I believe my interest goes to the GamingLine i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970 (http://www.snogard.de/produkte/SNOGARD-GamingLine/SYSTEM-GL3776/GamingLine-i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970.html) considering its a pre-build computer, decent price for the components I believe? Or do you guys think this one is over budget for what it offers, is the PSU 550w good enough? The "K" with a processor tells you that it can be overclocked or is this pre-build pc already overclocked?

A ton of thanks to you guys to help me but I'm really not that trustworthy with PC's overall, I know some "general/basic" stuff and what he consists out of which basically is the reason I'm thinking to go for a pre-build because the money is from my brother & computer is for my brother so don't wanna go and gamble with his money if I'm able of puting a system together myself.

Although thanks again guys for the suggestions and please tell me if the GamingLine i5-4690K-SSD-GTX970 will set me for the next 2-3 years of decent/good quality of gaming on high res etc.!

 

[logainofhades]

Without a make/model, on the PSU, we cannot determine if it is good enough. There is more to a PSU, than just wattage. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[xbassboom]

What do you think about this one?

NZXT Phantom 410 Case (black) (price +€ 108,90)
Asrock Z97 Extreme6 moederbord (price +€ 193,99)
Intel Core i7 4790K cpu (price +€ 361,79)
Scythe Mugen 4 PCGH cpu koeler (price +€ 44,90)
G.Skill DDR3 2133mhz 16GXH Ripjaws 16gb RAM geheugen (kit van 2) (price +€ 103,12)
Giga-byte R9 390 R939WF2-8GD 8gb grafische kaart (price +€ 360,79)
Corsair RMx850 80 Plus Gold 850watt modulaire voeding (price +€ 144,03)
Samsung 850 Evo series 250GB ssd (price +€ 84,49)
Toshiba DT01ACA 2TB hardeschijf (price +€ 72,20)
Samsung DVD ReWriter 24x (black) (price +€ 18,90)
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64-bit (price +€ 111,90)
Total price: € 1.644,92

Or should I stick to Germany?

This is the website:
http://www.power4pc.be/high-end-gaming-pc.html

Thanks in advance

Greets
Bassboom

 

[logainofhades]

That is a pretty decent setup.

 

[xbassboom]

That is a pretty decent setup.

Do you have any clue if the price is decent aswell for the components?

 

[logainofhades]

You can use PCpartpicker's german site to check. http://de.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

[xbassboom]

NZXT Phantom 410 behuizing (black) +108,90 €
Asrock Z97 Extreme4 moederbord +152,05 €
Intel Core i5 4690K cpu +249,50 €
Scythe Mugen 4 PCGH cpu koeler +44,90 €
G.Skill DDR3 2133mhz 16GTX TridentX 16gb ram geheugen (kit) +105,32 €
Giga-byte R9 390 R939WF2-8GD 8gb grafische kaart +360,79 €
Corsair RMx750 80 Plus Gold 750watt modulaire voeding +113,46 €
Samsung 850 Evo series 250GB ssd +84,49 €
Toshiba DT01ACA 2TB hardeschijf +72,20 €
Samsung DVD ReWriter 24x (black) +18,90 €
Microsoft Windows 10 Home NL 64-bit +111,90 €
Total: 1.502,06 €

This is the last setup I'm going to trouble you with checking on if its decent and future proof?
I think this is a payable price for myself, I checked prices via pricepicker and they're decent for the warranty given by the website where I'm going to buy it etc so I just really would like to know if you think this system is good?

 

[logainofhades]

No such thing as future proof. You can build for longevity, and given the platform you are going with, the 4790k makes more sense.